Patrolman Noah Roll, Springfield Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Noah Roll

Springfield Police Department, Illinois

End of Watch Tuesday, August 7, 1917

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Noah Roll

Patrolman Noah Roll was shot and killed during a labor strike of streetcar workers.

Patrolman Roll was among one of many officers working crowd control of the striking workers when he was shot twice in the head as a streetcar passed by.

The offender was never identified.

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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Never identified

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Your assailant(s) may have never been caught to face justice, but they surely faced a much higher justice at a later time in a different place. Rest in peace knowing that no passage of time will ever erase your memory, service and sacrifice.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

August 7, 2020